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diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-guestcontrol.dita b/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-guestcontrol.dita new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..6cc1b0bb88f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-guestcontrol.dita @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> +<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> +<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="guestadd-guestcontrol"> + <title>Guest Control of Applications</title> + + <body> + <p> + The Guest Additions enable starting of applications inside a guest + VM from the host system. This feature can be used to automate + deployment of software within the guest. + </p> + <p> + For this to work, the application needs to be installed on the + guest. No additional software needs to be installed on the host. + Additionally, text mode output to stdout and stderr can be shown + on the host for further processing. There are options to specify + user credentials and a timeout value, in milliseconds, to limit + the time the application is able to run. + </p> + <p> + The Guest Additions for Windows allow for automatic updating. This + applies for already installed Guest Additions versions. Also, + copying files from host to the guest as well as remotely creating + guest directories is available. + </p> + <p> + To use these features, use the Oracle VM VirtualBox command line. See + <xref href="man_VBoxManage-guestcontrol.dita#vboxmanage-guestcontrol"/>. + </p> + </body> + +</topic> |